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-- The Bush administration has surprised me so far with their tact. I expected a more careless reaction from the meatheads.

Of course, what Kim Jong Il wants is a big reaction.
What Americans don't seem to understand is that N. Korea has been working on missile technology for decades... they have been testing rockets for many years. The difference now is that there is more media focused on it because the U.S. is still dealing with the aftermath of 9/11. Because it was hit on 9/11, the U.S. expects countries to automatically stop what they were doing years before 9/11. That's just not going to happen.

The U.S. has always had a policy of containment when it came to N. Korea...and it should not stray from that. Americans who are now calling for an attack on N. Korea, don't realize how difficult that would be.

I haven't had much time to post on this topic... working on a formal commentary that I will post later in the week.

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Previous Blog Entries on the Subject of North Korea:

1. North Korea to Test Fire Missile

2. Japan Raises the Stakes in Missile Spat

3. North Korea Seeks Negotiations, But The U.S. Says No!

4. Public Radio Discussion on North Korea Missile Standoff. U.S. Pro-War Hawks Are Pushing For A U.S. Attack Against North Korea.

5. How The U.S. Should Approach N. Korea

6. North Korea Launches Several Missiles.

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Resources for a better understanding of the N. Korea Situation

-- North Korea Wants Treaty

--More on Treaty

--More about Non-Aggression Treaty...mentioned here.

--Scroll down to "What The N. Koreans Want In Return" Read here.

--More on N. Koreas Interests

--Normal Relations with U.S.

More Background found here, and here.

GlobalSecurity.org is also a pretty good source for information on N. Korean strategy and military information.